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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

SHOP AND STYLE 1 {THE RINK GALLERY}

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

SHOP AND STYLE 1 {THE RINK GALLERY}

While running errands over the weekend, I ducked into a local vintage mall, The Rink Gallery.  My parents (booth #26) and my sister and brother-in-law (The Den) both have booths in this mall, and it's one of those where you never know what you'll find!  As the name suggests, it used to be an Ice Skating rink that was converted into a vintage merchandise mall filled with around 100+ booths.  I gracefully skated  barely survived many laps around that ice back in the day!  The pair of ice skates that I use to decorate with at Christmas came from the Rink when it was sold.  <today's fun fact!> Knowing there would be some great stuff, I went with camera in hand.  Rather than just show you some of the neat items that caught my eye, I thought I'd also share a great way to style the item in your home.  Often it's hard to see the potential in items that are crammed together in small booth spaces, or at a yard sale, or on Craigslist, so I hope this gives you a littl...
Monday, June 29, 2015

GET READY TO PARTY! {INDEPENDENCE DAY INSPIRATION}

Monday, June 29, 2015

GET READY TO PARTY! {INDEPENDENCE DAY INSPIRATION}

Hey hey everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend. We got a bit of yard work done, finally went to see Jurassic World (we enjoyed it!), spent some time with family, and had a great day at church yesterday.   I can't believe that it's time to plan for the Fourth of July (didn't we just open Christmas presents yesterday?!?), but ready or not, it's here this weekend!  The Fourth is one of my family's favorite holidays, and this year I'd like to add in a few new ideas to our usual set-up.  I found the cutest things as I was searching, and thought I'd share a few of my favorites with you today.  They're all pretty simple, so you'll have plenty of time this week if you want to try something new, too. --- If you'd like to pin any of these awesome ideas, please click the link below the photo and do so from the original source.  Thanks! --- Food A fun appetizer or dessert that even the littlest hands can help assemble- Almost Superm...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

DIY SUMMER SCHOOL {THRIFTED} JEWELRY EMBELLISHED VASE

Thursday, June 18, 2015

DIY SUMMER SCHOOL {THRIFTED} JEWELRY EMBELLISHED VASE

Session 2 of DIY Summer School is happening today!  My friend Beth of designPost Interiors put together this fun series, and we really want you all to join in and participate with us. Today, we're featuring our thrifted makeovers.  After searching through a few stores, nothing was really catching my eye.  But then, I came across this vase and really liked the lines of it.   With this piece in mind as inspiration, I knew it could have a little more personality with some bling added.  After giving the vase a fresh coat a spray paint (this one  is my favorite for a glossy finish), I had a blank canvas to work with. So, I raided my jewelry stash and pulled out a statement piece that I don't wear anymore (bubble necklace, anyone?).     It was easy enough to use some pliers to pry apart the links that connected the pieces.  And, despite the glue pictured, I ended up just hot gluing them on.  It was much faster and held securely.  I decided that it needed a bit m...